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Keep. The notablity of this 120+ year old congregation, the only Orthodox congregation left in Kentucky, is established by the sources already present in the article. It is not a benefit to Wikipedia to engage in the erasure of content about significant and historic American Jewish institutions. --
Arxiloxos (
talk)
16:23, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete Does not appear to satisfy
WP:N or more specifically
WP:ORG. Being "the only" something in a state or "120 years old" are not sufficient. There is no shortcut to notability for any particular religious faith.
Edison (
talk)
17:07, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Weak Keep and Improve. Being the only orthodox synagogue in the state, especially given its age, makes it notable enough. Of course, the article needs to back that up with a specific inline citation.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work17:25, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Note: When I say "specific", I mean that we need to know on what pages (and other appropriate related details) of the referenced encyclopedia does one find the information. It also would be good to have a much more recent source to add as a second reference. Finally, these refs need to be inline citations next to the initial claim in the lead.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work17:43, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment I dispute your claim that being "the only" something in some geographic region, or that merely being modestly "old" (a hundred and something years) grants inherent notability. Please cite the policy or guideline. Otherwise the administrator closing this AFD should disregard that Keep argument and any similar ones as being mere "ILIKEIT" arguments.
Edison (
talk)
03:40, 13 July 2014 (UTC)reply
First of all, I don't find this comment to be constructive. Secondly, I think I made it clear (given all that I say past the first sentence) that this aspect, if backed up well by secondary sources, is what assures notability, not the naked fact. My full statement next to my vote corresponds to the notability guideline.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work12:43, 13 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Agreed @
Stevietheman: because this article (and similar ones) are about congregations, not just the buildings in which they worship. Also, on WP there are general consensuses relating to deletion that aren't formally codified in the deletion guidelines; for example, there is apparently some long-standing consensus that every single high school on the planet is notable, regardless of age, size of student body, availability of reliable secondary sources, etc. Along those lines, there appears to be a general consensus that significant age does impart at least some degree of notability to a synagogue, despite what the
subjective importance essay says.
IZAK (
talk)
06:52, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep: The only orthodox congregation in the 28th most populous city in the United States? Obviously notable – if there isn't a guideline that makes this clear, there should be. Being around for 120 years, half the history of the country, also seems notable on its face. How many other institutions can make this claim? Additionally, and unsurprisingly, sources have now been found. (edited) —[AlanM1(
talk)]—17:44, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep Midwestern US city synagogue with a history of over 120 years. This is not common, and is enough distinction to justify an article. (I am not certain of the general question of whether they all are.) DGG (
talk )
20:29, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
Keep. The notablity of this 120+ year old congregation, the only Orthodox congregation left in Kentucky, is established by the sources already present in the article. It is not a benefit to Wikipedia to engage in the erasure of content about significant and historic American Jewish institutions. --
Arxiloxos (
talk)
16:23, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete Does not appear to satisfy
WP:N or more specifically
WP:ORG. Being "the only" something in a state or "120 years old" are not sufficient. There is no shortcut to notability for any particular religious faith.
Edison (
talk)
17:07, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Weak Keep and Improve. Being the only orthodox synagogue in the state, especially given its age, makes it notable enough. Of course, the article needs to back that up with a specific inline citation.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work17:25, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Note: When I say "specific", I mean that we need to know on what pages (and other appropriate related details) of the referenced encyclopedia does one find the information. It also would be good to have a much more recent source to add as a second reference. Finally, these refs need to be inline citations next to the initial claim in the lead.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work17:43, 11 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment I dispute your claim that being "the only" something in some geographic region, or that merely being modestly "old" (a hundred and something years) grants inherent notability. Please cite the policy or guideline. Otherwise the administrator closing this AFD should disregard that Keep argument and any similar ones as being mere "ILIKEIT" arguments.
Edison (
talk)
03:40, 13 July 2014 (UTC)reply
First of all, I don't find this comment to be constructive. Secondly, I think I made it clear (given all that I say past the first sentence) that this aspect, if backed up well by secondary sources, is what assures notability, not the naked fact. My full statement next to my vote corresponds to the notability guideline.
Stevie is the man!Talk •
Work12:43, 13 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Agreed @
Stevietheman: because this article (and similar ones) are about congregations, not just the buildings in which they worship. Also, on WP there are general consensuses relating to deletion that aren't formally codified in the deletion guidelines; for example, there is apparently some long-standing consensus that every single high school on the planet is notable, regardless of age, size of student body, availability of reliable secondary sources, etc. Along those lines, there appears to be a general consensus that significant age does impart at least some degree of notability to a synagogue, despite what the
subjective importance essay says.
IZAK (
talk)
06:52, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep: The only orthodox congregation in the 28th most populous city in the United States? Obviously notable – if there isn't a guideline that makes this clear, there should be. Being around for 120 years, half the history of the country, also seems notable on its face. How many other institutions can make this claim? Additionally, and unsurprisingly, sources have now been found. (edited) —[AlanM1(
talk)]—17:44, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep Midwestern US city synagogue with a history of over 120 years. This is not common, and is enough distinction to justify an article. (I am not certain of the general question of whether they all are.) DGG (
talk )
20:29, 14 July 2014 (UTC)reply
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